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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-3 h45-120 min15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-122-82-81-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted DownsidesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
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